getter

Plural: getters

Noun

One who, or that which, gets.
A function used to retrieve the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the setter.
A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.
A miner who dug coal, contrasted with the putter, who took it to the surface.

Verb

Verb Forms: gettered, gettering, getters

To purify by using a chemically active substance to remove gas.
To remove gas by sorption.

Examples

He used a GETTER strategy to clear the board, creating new openings.

Origin / Etymology

From get + -er.

Synonyms

accessor, get

Scrabble Score: 7

getter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
getter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
getter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

getter: valid Words With Friends Word